USEFUL VOCABULARY FOR WRITING AND SPEAKING (FCE)According to = segnAs far as I am concerned = en mi opinin; en lo que a m respectaAs far as I know = por lo que yo seAs I said before = como dije antesAt this rate = a este pasoIn spite of = +noun= A pesar de+gerundIn spite of the fact that + clauseDespite = +noun+gerund= A pesar de+the fact that + clauseBecause of = a causa deDue to + gerund/the fact that = debido aOwing to + gerund/the fact that = debido aFirstly = primeroSecondly = SegundoFinally = finalmenteIn my opinin = en mi opininIn my view = desde mi punto de vistaFromm y point of view = desde mi punto de vistaMoreover = ademsBesides = ademsFurthermore = ademsWhats more = ademsIn addition = ademsIn addition to + noun/gerund = adems deBesides + noun/gerund = adems deAs well as + noun/gerund = adems deIn this way = de este modoOn the contrary = por el contrarioBy the way = a propsitoOn the one hand = por un ladoOn the other hand = por otro ladoThat is the reason why = esa es la razn por la queTo some extent = hasta cierto puntoThe truth is that = el hecho/la verdad es queThe point is that = el hecho/la verdad es queNot only but also = no solo sino tambinWhereas = mientras (contraste)However = sin embargoNevertheless = sin embargoNotwithstanding + this = no obstante, sin embargo / a pesar de estoConsequently = como consecuenciaAs a result = como consecuenciaTherefore = por esoSo = por eso